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silviabak: DSCF9854_Bear on the road to Alexander Falls, Callahan Valley
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silviabak: DSCF9855_Bear on the road to Alexander Falls, Callahan Valley
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silviabak: DSCF9856_Bear on the road to Alexander Falls, Callahan Valley
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silviabak: DSCF9857_Bear on the road to Alexander Falls, Callahan Valley
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silviabak: DSCF9859_We managed to park higher than Alexander Falls, there was a small metal fence stating forbidden access to Callahan Resort....
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silviabak: DSCF9860_Off we go hiking with skiis
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silviabak: DSCF9861_2 hours later and we get to Hanging Lake
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silviabak: DSCF9862_BCMC group crossing Hanging Lake
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silviabak: DSCF9863_Traversing above Rainbow Lake, sun was in the forecast...
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silviabak: DSCF9864_Peter and Rainbow Mt in the clouds
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silviabak: DSCF9865_Peter and Bill having lunch at an outcrop of rocks at 1920m
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silviabak: DSCF9866_Moving on towards Rainbow we found this small lake. Bill went left but he fell into rotten snow so Peter, Silke and I went to the right of it, much easier!
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silviabak: DSCF9867_Bill and Joannes on the left of a small lake at around 1940m
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silviabak: DSCF9868_Peter, Silke and I chose the right side of this lake formation at around1940m
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silviabak: DSCF9869_Last 300m elevation to get to Rainbow summit is a nice gentle uphill, you go right of that rock in the middle and up to the ridge
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silviabak: DSCF9870_Last 300m elevation to get to Rainbow summit is a nice gentle uphill, you go right of that rock in the middle and up to the ridge
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silviabak: DSCF9871_Heading for the little col on the right to gain the North slopes of Rainbow Mt
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silviabak: DSCF9872_Roger and the Whistler Valley in the background
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silviabak: DSCF9873_Finally on the North side of Rainbow Mt, assessing the route in zero visibility
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silviabak: DSCF9874_Joannes, Silke, Bill and Peter on Rainbow summit
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silviabak: DSCF9876_Going down in poor visibility, but the skiing was great!
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silviabak: DSCF9877_Finally we regain some visibility
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silviabak: DSCF9878_around 1900m (I think) we regained visibility
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silviabak: DSCF9879_Bear prints high on the Rainbow slopes!
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silviabak: DSCF9880_Bear prints high (around 1900m I think) on the Rainbow slopes!
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silviabak: DSCF9881_Heading down, better visibility, great snow and Rainbow Lake in sight
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silviabak: DSCF9882_Bootpacking on the Hanging Lake trail
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silviabak: DSCF9883_Bill stepped on soft snow and is bent forward. Snow was soft and often would collapse under the feet
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silviabak: DSCF9884_Joannes and Roger spring skiing. We are out of the Hanging Lake trail